Fed. Circ. Denies Apple Bid To Move MP3 Player Suit

Law360, New York (May 13, 2010, 12:52 PM EDT) -- A federal appeals court has shot down an attempt by defendants Apple Inc. and Sirius XM Radio Inc. to move a personal audio device patent infringement dispute brought by Personal Audio LLC from Texas to Massachusetts, ruling that there is no basis for transferring the case.

In a 2-1 decision, a three-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Wednesday denied the defendants' petition for a writ of mandamus directing a district court to vacate its denial of their motion to...